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About The Butts County progress. (Jackson, Ga.) 18??-1915 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1910)
BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS VOLUME 28 BUTTS STILL LEADING ALL .GEORGIACORN PRODUCTION ANOTHER BIG YIELD NOW REPORTED Another Butts County Farmer Grows Over A Hun dred Bushels of Corn on One Acre Patch—But Lit tle Fertilizer Was Used —This County Now Holds Record For Yield of Corn For Single Acre of Land That Butts is the banner corn growing county in the state there is no longer any question Another yield of over a hun dred bushels per acre has been reported. . Mr. B. F. Watkins, Sr., grew In his farm near town 108 bush els of corn on one acre of ground. While the yield is not as large as that of Barkley Brothers yet it is remarkable and shows what Butts county dirt will do under the proper conditions. The yield is as good as any reported: whep the amount of fertilizer is taken into consideration. The land was not fertilized asry heavily. It was first gone with compost and then ni trate of soda was used. The ground had been fertilized for a "frear or two. It was well pre pared and the corn was properly cultivated. The corn is a large ear red cob variety. A single ear to a stalk is the rule. But such ears as they are makes one sft up and take notice. Mr. Watkins weighed several of the ears and they tipped the scales at a pound and three-quar ters. It requites but a little more than fifty ears of that corn to make a bushel, whereas the av erage is about a hundred ears to the bushels. Mr. Watkins, who is one of the county's best farmers, was probably not trying for a record. He had a fertile piece of land that responded readily without much special attention. The records established by far mers of Butts county this year has not been equalled, so far as known here. Jn counties where there have been corn contests and prizes offerred no yield over 130 bushels has been reported. You must doff your hat to Butts as the best corn county in the state. NEW DIVISION WILL BE PUT ON MARKET Mr. J. H. Carmichael is having Third street extended through his property adjoining the Bark ley lands. The tract contains 47 acres and is a very desirable piece of prop erty. It will be subdivided into . building lots and put on the mar ket in the near future. Wide and handsomely graded are being opened up in this tract and the lots should be eargerly sought after when they are ready for sale. PROMINENT LADY DIED ON MONDAY After an illness of ten weeks with a. complication of diseases, Mrs. E. E. Pound, one of the most prominent women in the county, died Monday morning at 6:30 o’clock. Her death had been expecced for several days. At her bedside when the end came were all the members of her fam ily. Mrs. Pound became ill several weeks ago with what was pro nounced rheumatism. She was taken to Atlanta for treatment and for some time was a patient at St. Josephs Infirmary. It was hoped the change had benefitted her and about ten days ago she was brought back home. Last Thursday she sank into a como tose state and did not’rallv again. The end came quietly. Mrs. Pound was the widow of the late Judge E E. Pound, coun ty school commissioner of Butts, who died about fifteen years ago. She was a native Putnam county and was a Miss Leveritte before man*iage. Mrs. Pound was a de vout member of the Methodist church. She was an affectionate mother and by her loveable dis position eyjoyed the friendship of a large circle of admirers. Surviving Mrs. Pound are six children, Mr. Lamar Pound, of Nashville, Tenn., Mr. 0. A. Pound of Atlanta., Mrs. J. T. Harris, Mrs. J. M. Currie, of Jackson, Mrs. E. J. Williams, of Fort Leavenworth, Kan., Miss Eloise Pound, of Jackson, and several grandchildren. The funeral took place at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon from the Methodist church. The ser vices were conducted by Rev. R. C. Cleckler. The funeral was largely attended. Many beauti ful floral designs were a silent tribute to the esteem in which the deceased was held. Interment was in the city cem etery. The active pall were Messrs A. T. Buttrill. E. B. El der, W. E. Watkins. R. N. Eth eridge, H. R. Slaton, A. F. Mc- Mahon. The honorary pall bear ers were Messrs F. S. Etheridge, J. H. Carmichael, R. J. Carmi chael, T. H. Buttrill, J. W. Crum, E. L. Smith, H. L. Daughtry, W. A. Elder, E. L. Lawson, S. H. Thornton. JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1910 FOUR YEARS BEEORE CANAL IS COMPLETED WORK IS PROGRESSING RAPIDLY Interesting Dope on Big Ditch by Postmaster in Charge of The Canal Zone—Costing A Pretty Penny To Unite The Two Oceans Mr. C. D. Thaxton, of Gatun Canal Zone, who is postmaster on the isthmus, together with his wife and baby are spending some in the city. He talks interesting ly of the work on the big canal. The Panama Canal, will he be lieves, be completed in another four years. That means about 1914 the Atlantic and Pacific oceans will be united. 4 Work on the canal has been going on for the past few years and many of the most difficult parts of the work are completed. The Panama Canal will cost when completed around five hun dred million dollars. Rather a tidy sum that, though the work will probably be worth it. Mr. Thaxton states that health conditions on the isthmus are ex cellent and in proof of his state ment presents a complexion that is the very picture of health To the rigid sanitary regulations of the government the absence of sickness is due. There is practi cally no fever in the canal zone, he states. Mr. Thaxton declares he has not seen a mosquito on the isthmus for weeks. The canal is being built by na tive West Indian negroes, Span iards, Italians ,and other nation alities. The Italians, Mr. Thax ton states, are very good labor ers. They make from $1.50 to $1.75 a day, and the negroes about ninety cents a day. There are forty thousand men engaged on the canal. The benefits the canal will be to the South will be of far-reach ing importance, Mr. Thaxton be lieves. He thinks New Orleans, Mobile, Pensacola will be the cities to receive the greatest ben efit. The cities on the western coast will be greatly helped. He inclines to the belief that Savan nah will not be benefitted as much as some of the cities closer by. The land on the isthmus is very fertile but has never been devel oped, Mr. Thaxton states. Any thing grows rapidly in the trop ics which produces an abundance of fruits, especially bananas. The truck indutsry has never been developed and nearly all the supplies are received from the states. Mr. Thaxton states that while wages in the canal zone are high the cost of living is also high. The cost of living is much higher in Panama than it is in the states. Mr. Thaxton holds a responsi ble position with the government and has been in entire charge of the post office department in the canal zone for the past four years. He has a service medal, given for four years work, and upon completion of another four years service will have an extra bar added to the medal. STATE FAIR AT MACON IS OPEN BIG DOINGS IN CENTRAL CITY With Many Exhibits Doors of Fair Swing Open on Wednesday For A Ten Days Session—Said to Be The Best Fair in A Num ber Years—Good Prizes The Georgia State Fair opened in Macon Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock and will last for ten days. In many respects the fair is said to be the best ever held in Macon. A number of counties have exhibits and these exhibits are exciting the admiration and comment of a large body of visi tors. The prizes are substantial in ducements and well worth the effort being put forth to capture them. Splendid attractions have been arranged for the amusement of the visitors. Friday is Weekly Press Day and the editors are to be shown over the fair grounds and later served a barbecue at the Log Cabin Club. Next Tuesday will be govern ors Day and at that time Govern or Brown and staff will move on the Central City. Every day will be featured. Good races have been arranged and there will be something do ing every minute of the time. It is likely there will be a large number going to the fair from Butts county. The fair closes on November 5. GRAND LODGE MASONS MEETING IN MACON The Grand Lodge of Georgia Masons met in Macon this week in annual session. The 578 lodges in the state had representatives present and the attendance is said to have been over 1,000. Several important matters were disposed of during the meeting, in addition to the election of offi cers which took place Wednes day morning. District Deputy and Worship ful Master H. M. Fletcher of St. Johns lodge No. 45 F. & A. M., represented Jackson in the grand lodge meeting. PENSION BLANKS NOW IN HANDS OF ORDINARY HAM The pension blanks under the new law which permits widows of Confederate veterans who served longer than six months and married since 1870, are now in the hands of Ordinary Ham He has already received a good many applications uner this law. Several thousand over the state will be helped by this law. The old law applied to widows of veterans who married before April 1 1866. NATIONAL ELECTION COMES NOVEMBER 8 DEMOCRATIC VICTORY PROBABLE In This District Congress man Charles L. Bartlett Has No Opposition—A Good Vote Should Be Polled Throughout The Entire State of Georgia The national election, which takes place on the first Tuesday in November after the first Mon day, falls this year on the 8. At that time members of the United States Congress will be elected throughout the country. The chances for democratic vic tory are brighter than they have been in a number of years. The insurgent movement has spread rapidly in the last year or two and the republicans are divi ded among themselves. The un just tariff law is another thing in favor of the democrats. In Georgia but two or three of the nominees have opposition. In this district Judge Charles L. Bartlett, who has been nomina ted for his tenth term, has no opposition. Judge Bartlett is a great constitutional lawyer and is one of the ablest members of con gress and won the nomination over four distinguished opponents in the recent primary. In the eighth district Con gressman Howard and S. J. Trib ble are fighting it out in the gen eral election, after an alleged tie vote in the convention. Congressman Gordon Lee is op posed by a republican in the sev enth district, while Tom Watson is said to have gotten out Major McGregor against Hardwick in the tenth. The form of the ballot to be vo ted is as follows: “Democratic ticket, for repre sentative in the the Sixty-second congress, from district of Georgia. (Nominee's name)." Though this is a busy season with the farmers and people gen erally yet it hoped there will be a heavy vote polled. POST OFFICE RECEIPTS SHOW LARGE INCREASE For the quarter ending Sep tember 30, the receipts at the Jackson post office show an in crease over the same period last year of $447.67. The gain for each quarter is shown herewith: 1909 1910 March 1,774.97 1,937.91 June 1,565.99 Sept 1,643.08 1,875.48 Totals $4,984.04 $6,431,71 Total increase $447. b/ The gain for the quarter ending September 30 over the quarter of June 30 is $257.16 . The increase in postal receipts so far this year is considered is a good showing for the Jackson wst office. The increase for the ast quarter will doubtless be the argest of the year as the busi ness around Christmas time is al ways very heavy, particularly m the money order department. At the present rate of increase it will not be but a short while before Jackson will have a gov ernment building. NUMBER 43
